Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0004 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Belgium 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 41% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 116 Sweden 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 118 Haiti 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 120 Indonesia 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 121 Benin 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 122 Tonga 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Belgium?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Belgium was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.